Nadine Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Hello, i want to model time varying arrival rates for my entities. If I choose rate tables I can't select random arrival rates. Is there any possibility to do so? Regards Nadine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsturrock Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Time varying arrival rates are random. Excerpt from Simio Help: Rate Tables The Rate Tables panel in the Data window allows the user to model situations where an arrival/event rate varies discretely over time. The number of fixed rate periods and the length of each rate period can be specified in the Rate table. The rate pattern automatically repeats during the running of the simulation. A Rate table is used by the Source object / Timer element to generate entities / events with a time-varying rate. Internally, a non-stationary Exponential distribution is used to calculate the rates. The rate units for the Poisson arrival process is Arrivals per Hour, regardless of the time units specified for the intervals of the rate table. In order to use a Rate Table with the standard Source object, set the Arrival Mode property in the Source to 'Time Varying Arrival Rate' and then select the appropriate Rate Table for the Rate Table property. The Source also includes a Rate Scale Factor property that can be used to easily modify the values within the table by a given factor instead of changing the values separately. For example, to increase the Rate Table values by 50%, simply specify the Rate Scale Factor within the Source to '1.5'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzhou Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 can we use random numbers in the changeover matrix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsturrock Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 No. Neither the rate table nor the changeover tables accept expressions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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